Search for a planning application

The Head of Planning gives permission for you to download (paper or electronically) plans and documents relating to planning applications under Section 47 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. You cannot copy the documents for your own use as this will infringe copyright unless you have the permission of the copyright owner (the person that drew the plans or the author of the document).

What is included in the planning register

Most archived planning application data and some archived documents are available to view, depending on the information transferred from the previous County/District authorities, it cannot be guaranteed that the full planning history can be identified by this search engine. Applications found to be invalid after registration will be removed from the web-site until the information required has been received.

Pre-application planning enquiry details are likely to contain minimal information because of their early, preliminary status. Pre-applications will have PREAPP at the end of the reference number e.g. PA12/016573/PREAPP.

You can request email notifications for applications and enquiries in your area or other applications you are interested in. These will alert you as the applications progress through the planning system.

Plans and associated documents relating to planning applications can be viewed online via the online planning register using the documents tab. You can view our planning documents help card for detailed instructions.

You can also view applications and supporting plans at an office near you, please contact us using the details on the right to arrange this.

Commenting on a planning application

You can comment to support or object to any application that's currently open for consultation. Search for applications using the application number or part of the address.

You must include your name and address with your comments (we accept e-mail addresses, so we have a way to contact you regarding your comments if required). We can't accept confidential or anonymous comments. Please read the Council's Under 18 Policy for information in respect of submissions by children.

If you need to include information that shouldn’t be public, please make sure you highlight this at the beginning of your letter and we will remove it before the letter is published (paper or email letters only).

We will note all comments and make them available at our Council offices and post them on our website, where they will be available for the public and the applicant to view. This will include your name and address. Please don’t include any other personal information in your comments. You are responsible for any statements you make, so please ensure your comments aren’t offensive, inflammatory or libellous. If they are, we will remove them in line with our website terms of use. Views expressed by third parties on our website are not the views of Cornwall Council.

We can’t respond to individual comments, but you can track the progress of the planning application via the planning register.

How to comment online

To comment on planning applications using the online planning register you are required to have an online account with the Council. If you haven’t already registered or logged in, you will be prompted to before you can leave your comments. Appropriate checks will be made to ensure the authenticity of online accounts and comments posted. Any accounts or comments found to be fraudulant will be removed. If your comments are lengthy then we advise you to type them into a word processor first and then paste them into the comments form.

Search for a planning application

The Head of Planning gives permission for you to download (paper or electronically) plans and documents relating to planning applications under Section 47 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. You cannot copy the documents for your own use as this will infringe copyright unless you have the permission of the copyright owner (the person that drew the plans or the author of the document).

Most archived planning application data and some archived documents are available to view, depending on the information transferred from the previous County/District authorities, it cannot be guaranteed that the full planning history can be identified by this search engine. Applications found to be invalid after registration will be removed from the web-site until the information required has been received.

Pre-application planning enquiry details are likely to contain minimal information because of their early, preliminary status. Pre-applications will have PREAPP at the end of the reference number e.g. PA12/016573/PREAPP.

You can request email notifications for applications and enquiries in your area or other applications you are interested in. These will alert you as the applications progress through the planning system.

Plans and associated documents relating to planning applications can be viewed online via the online planning register using the documents tab. You can view our planning documents help card for detailed instructions.

You can also view applications and supporting plans at an office near you, please contact us using the details on the right to arrange this.

You must include your name and address with your comments (we accept e-mail addresses, so we have a way to contact you regarding your comments if required). We can't accept confidential or anonymous comments. Please read the Council's Under 18 Policy for information in respect of submissions by children.

If you need to include information that shouldn’t be public, please make sure you highlight this at the beginning of your letter and we will remove it before the letter is published (paper or email letters only).

We will note all comments and make them available at our Council offices and post them on our website, where they will be available for the public and the applicant to view. This will include your name and address. Please don’t include any other personal information in your comments. You are responsible for any statements you make, so please ensure your comments aren’t offensive, inflammatory or libellous. If they are, we will remove them in line with our website terms of use. Views expressed by third parties on our website are not the views of Cornwall Council.

We can’t respond to individual comments, but you can track the progress of the planning application via the planning register.

To comment on planning applications using the online planning register you are required to have an online account with the Council. If you haven’t already registered or logged in, you will be prompted to before you can leave your comments. Appropriate checks will be made to ensure the authenticity of online accounts and comments posted. Any accounts or comments found to be fraudulant will be removed. If your comments are lengthy then we advise you to type them into a word processor first and then paste them into the comments form.